Last night was one of those nights where wine was required with dinner. A recap of my Sunday: 2 terrible batches of cupcakes that I ended up trashing + 2 loaves of bread (that gave me the worse cotton mouth and bloating this morning) + 1 batch of waffles (that were decent) + cooking lunch and dinner = a…
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Lunchbox Black Bean Quinoa Salad
Such an easy recipe to throw together (and in just a matter of minutes) with an incredible pay off when your kid gives you 2 thumbs up for their lunchbox menu. SIX ingredients makes up this simple Lunchbox Black Bean Quinoa Salad: chock-full of protein from the black beans and quinoa, loaded with veggies and topped…
Vegan Buckwheat Pancakes
Me and gluten-free and vegan baking are like Sammy and Ronnie from “The Jersey Shore.” One minute I love it. The next minute, we are fighting. Everyone in the house seems to be walking on eggshells anytime me and GF baking make up and are back together again because they never know if it…
Brown Rice Pasta with Garden Veggies
Give me the potato chips and no one gets hurt!!! Man, I need to stop watching t.v. late at night. Have you seen that one commercial where some woman is actually “handcrafting” potato chips prior to packaging, sprinkling the spuds with specks of salt–are we supposed to really fall for that? And if you said, “NO!”…
Vegan California Sushi Rolls
maybe i was a bit over zealous putting “sushi” on the menu. my motto is, you’ll never know you’ll like it until you try it. so i attempt to try something at least once to see… it’s not that i have never had sushi–i actually used to get cravings for it often. it’s just that i…
Vegan Chickpea Sloppy Joes
Nothing like a classic meal that brings you back to your childhood and makes you feel young again. Making these vegan Chickpea Sloppy Joes couldn’t be any easier either! Comes together in 25 minutes or less, this protein-packed dinner is bursting with flavor and hidden veggies. It’s the perfect meal for every member of your…
sunday: stuffed peppers with millet
millet. ever heard of it prior to going gluten-free? me neither. i picked up a bag full of what looks like beads at the store the other week in hopes of figuring out exactlywhat millet is and tastes like. what i found out? millet is very comparable to couscous. it has a wheaty, yet nutty flavor. it’s texture is…